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3 ifeSJy BJl V? COLUMBIA ( Mo.) MISSOURIAN, Sat, Aug. 7, 1976 Page5
Pennsylvania Dutch painting usually is done on wood sur-faces.
First, sand the wood to provide a smooth painting sur-face.
Then apply two coats of a base color usually black or
white. Sketch a design with a pencil on the surface, then paint
in the design using a comma stroke.
BiaanaaMHnaBHBBaBagaBBBHnHi
To paint a person, male or
female, the figure starts with a
comma shape for the coat.
Females have a regular skirt
shape, but the male's pants
have an inverted heart shape.
r . t
-- --' -
Brush up your creativity try
Pennsylvania Dutch painting
By Carmen Scott
Missourian staff writer
Would you like to express your
painting talents7
Leslie Komm, 1410 Rosemary,
suggests trying Pennsylvania Dutch
painting. She calls it Peter Hunt
painting because although it is an old
art form, Ms. . Komm says Peter Hunt
was responsible for its current
popularity.
" The painting is done on wood and is
very flat with no shading," she says.
The designs are adopted from early
Pennsylvania Dutch painting.
" It is a crude art form and very easy.
Anyone can do it. The early pieces were
done on tin and ceramics, but now it is
done mostly on old wooden pieces.
These are pieces that are usually not
good enough to refimsh," says Ms.
Komm. This type of decoration can be
done on anything from small boxes,
candle holders, wooden spoons and
mirror frames to plaques, chairs,
chests and tables. It is particularly
good for children's things and can be
used to create a border trim or tell
stories.
For the painting you need: an object
to paint; sand paper, if the object is
wood; a good base paint for the
background color ( light colors are
easier to work on when you're
learning); acrylic paints for your
design ( the traditional colors are red,
green, yellow, blue, black and white) ; a
plastic spray for protective coats;
burnt umber- colore- d paint; unseed oil;
a slick magazine ( its pages can be used
for a palette) and good sable, taper
brushes ( Ms. Komm mostly uses No. 3
and 5). Use good quality brushes to
control the brush stroke.
Ligntly sand your object to provide a
smooth painting surface Some
roughness is okay as it gives character
to your piece. Then apply two coats of
your base color and a protective coat.
Be sure to let each coat dry before
applying the next. Now sketch your
design.
The painting is done with one basic
stroke which is comma shaped. It can
Today's feature on Pennsylvania- Dutc- h painting is another in
a series of Saturday craft features. Next week: Chair caning.
If you make an unusual craft item, tell us about it so we can
tell our readers. Call 442- 316- 1, ext. 25.
be curved, bent, straight or a series
connected to form a scallop effect.
Much of the bordering is done with a
series of the curved shape. The design
also uses a lot of hearts and dots.
To make a rose, make a dot of color
and with a second color make a vertical
series of the basic stroke. The wide end
of the stroke is at the edge of the dot and
it tapers toward the middle
For a person, male or female, the
figure starts with the comma shape for
their coat. The females have a regular
shirt shape, but the males' pants are an
inverted heart shape. They both wear
hats. The female's bonnet ties in a bow
under he chin while the male's bow is
his tie. Also, both have a short, vertical
series of the basic stroke on both sides
of their faces for their hair. The mouth
is a heart shape. Any embellishment to
the figure is up to the painter.
" Just paint what comes to mind.
That's what is great about this art;
there are no set patterns," Ms Komm
says.
If you should make an error in
painting, the protective coat will allow
you to wipe off any damp paint. Once
your design is completed, spray on
another protective coat.
Thin the burnt umber paint with
unseed oil and completely cover your
work with it. Then lightly wipe some of
it off, as in antiquing. This provides a
finishing glaze.
To complete the project apply a satin
finish varnish.
!
:
! ! ! "
Dear Abby JL mtta-- j
Offspring and lover should occupy separate beds till wed &...
By Abigail Van Buren
DEAR ABBY: Regarding your
advice to those squares in Illinois who
refused to allow their divorced 30- year-- old
son to sleep with his girlfriend when
they visited, but sent them off to a
motel: Abby, your advice is Victorian.
We also have a divorced son, age 30.
Because he is very much in love with a
very sweet girl, whom we would be
thrilled to have as our daughter- in- la- w,
they sleep together whenever they visit
us. Inasmuch as they live together in
the city where they work, it would be
rank hypocrisy for us to insist that they
sleep apart in ourhome.
Abby, you and those Illinois parents
Early Pennsylvania Dutch painting was done on tin and ceramics,
but now it is done on old wooden pieces that aren't good enough to
refinish. Dots, hearts and the comma stroke dominate the design.
Adequate supplies take lid off home canning
ByMfkePenprase
Missourian staff writer
Home canners, frustrated for the past
two summers by a lack of replacement
jar lids, will find lids more plentiful this
year, says Mrs. Treva Kintner,
professor of foods and nutrition at the
University.
While local grocers seem to agree
they aren't getting all the lids they
want, they don't seem concerned about
panic buying this year.
" People pretty well ' stocked up this
year and saved during the winter,"
Betty Jones of Wyatt's supermarket,
says. " The demand isn't like last year.
Last year they drove us crazy on the
phone."
At least one grocery, however, has
limited the number of lids sold to each
customer. Dave Wells, assistant
manager at NowelTs, says the store has
a four- bo- x limit per customer.
" We try to limit them so every one
can have some," he says. " We are
getting larger amounts than last year,
but we still are not getting the quantity
it takes to satisfy consumer needs.
There is a shortage; that's all we know.
I think next year it'll level off."
" I haven't noticed any large- quanti- ty
buying," says Frank Patrick, manager
at Schnucks. " It looks like there's going
to be plenty this year." Patrick added
that although Schnucks stocks plastic
lids, demand for them has been light.
" There are lots of jars; it's the
replacement lids that have been in
short supply," he says. " But you can
almost always find some someplace in
Columbia."
During the last two canning seasons,
canning supply manufacturers were
unable to meet the demand for lids.
Some home canners resorted to peanut
butter jars and other makeshift
substitutes.
In the past, two companies
dominated the canning supply industry.
Now there are 28 canning supply man-ufacturers
and several importers of
supplies.
In addition to more manufacturers,
new types of lids are available, some
using stainless steel or plastic.
Concern exists, however, that the
newer lids, especially those made of
plastic, do not seal well enough.
Knowing about potential problems
with the newer lids will prevent
frustration and spoilage, Mrs. Kintner
says. She also warns that some lids
have not properly been tested.
Testing a variety of lids during
course work at the University, Mrs.
Kintner found several lids had
are too concerned with appearances
and what people will think! Why don't
you either advance into the 20th century
or retire?
SENSIBLE IN SAN DIEGO
DEAR SENSIBLE: I'm " advanced"
enough for most people, and have no
intentions of retiring. I deny the charge
that I am concerned only with
appearances and what people will
mink. If no one knew it but myself, I
still would not approve of my
unmarried ( though adult) children
sleeping with their lovers in my home.
DEAR ABBY: I have a 21- year-- old
college educated daughter who went to
live with a young man about a year ago.
At the time, he had no job, and I can
only assume that my daughter, who has
a job, has been supporting him.
I am 48 and a widow. I live in a home
that's much too large for me, amd I
have a chance to sell it and relocate in
Florida, a part of the country I love. It
offers me a new life, and I would like to
make the move, but would I be
deserting my daughter?
Perhaps I should remain here in
Connecticut in case she needs me. I told
her if I moved to Florida and she
wanted to join me, I would send her the
money.
I worry about her, Abby. Should I
start a new life in Florida? Or stay near
my daughter in case she needs me and
is too proud to ask?
ALWAYS A MOTHER
DEAR ALWAYS: Move to Florida,
and don't worry about your daughter.
You will not be " deserting" her she
made her choice when she moved in
with the young man. Don't worry, if she
needs you, she'll let you know.
Everyone has a problem. What's
yours? For a personal reply, write to
ABBY: Box No. 68700, Los Angeles,
Calif. 90069. Enclose stamped, self- address- ed
envelope, please.
Leslie Komm, 1410 Rosemary, reproduces designs from the
early Pennsylvania Dutch painting. ( Missourian photos by
M. R. Bradford)
shortcomings.
A one- pie- ce reusable lid performed
well after one use, but Mrs Kintner
doubts it will last up to seven canning
seasons, as the manufacturer claims.
Stainless steel lids, claimed to last a
lifetime by makers, cannot be used
again if runs are bent when lids are
removed from jars. In addition, a
student was cut by a stainless steel lid's
sharp edge during the tests, she says.
Plastic lids, while less expensive than
metal ones, did not do well in the tests.
" Plastic hds do not seal well," she says.
The plastic lids do net conduct heat as
well as metal hds, and they often do not
make a vacuum seal with the jar.
Faced with uncertainty about the
proper use of the newer hds, the home
canner can still find more traditional
types of hds to fit standard canning
jars. They might have more difficulty
finding lids for wide- mout- h jars.
however.
" I have plenty of regular, but no
wide- mouth- ," says Dan Casper, office
manager at Eastgate IGA. " It's been
seldom that we've had any. They're
just not coming this way."
In addition to concern about the
availability of canning supplies, home
canners should be concerned about
canning safety, Mrs. Kintner says. The
greatest problem involves botulism, a
highly poisonous toxin produced by
bacteria. " The thing that scares us
most is botulism bacteria," Mrs.
Kintner says.
There were 30 reported cases of
botulism poisoning in the United States
in 1974, resulting in seven deaths.
The bacteria that produces the toxin,
Clostridium botuhnum, must exist in an
airless environment to produce
botulism toxin, Mrs. Kintner says. The
home canner should be aware of the
proper canning process to use in order
to eliminate the bacteria, she says.
Botulism shows up most commonly in
low- aci- d foods, such as most
vegetables. These foods should be
processed using the steam- pressu- re
canning method at temperatures above
the boiling point, she says
Attention to proper sealing and
thorough processing can eliminate
spoilage and the possibility of food
poisoning.
While home canning personally can
be satisfying, she says, it is not always
the most economical way to store food.
Freezing costs are eliminated, but the :
canner must consider the cost of
equipment and supplies that might
make home- canne- d goods more
expensive than canned goods
purchased at the grocery, she says.
Take a safe, sure climb
to the top of your ladder
Every year, 30,000 to 40,000
Americans are injured in falls from
ladders. Depending on how it is used, a
ladder can be a convenience or a
springboard for a free fall.
" d Killoren, an Underwriters
Laboratories safety engineer, urges
that you use a ladder long enough for
your task. " My experience has been
that most accidents result from having
too short a ladder," he says. " This
results in the user standing in a position
where he has limited stability a big
problem when using stepladders."
When doing roof repairs, m extention
or straight ladder should extend at least
three feet (. 95 meters) above the eave,
gutter or roof line. The base of the
ladder should be placed one foot (. 32
meters) from the wall for every four
feet of ladder height. That means a 16- fo- ot
( 4.8 meter) ladder with the top
placed against a vertical wall should be --
positioned so that the base is four feet
( 1.25 meters) from the wall.
The user should also set up the ladder ,
on firm, level ground and inspect it for
structural damage or deterioration.
When using a stepladder, make sure
the spreader is locked before beginning
your climb. If you are using a metal
ladder, keep it away from electrical
installations. ,,
Once on the ladder, Killoren cautions
not to overextend your reach. Take the '
time to move the ladder to a convenient
location. ?,

f
3 ifeSJy BJl V? COLUMBIA ( Mo.) MISSOURIAN, Sat, Aug. 7, 1976 Page5
Pennsylvania Dutch painting usually is done on wood sur-faces.
First, sand the wood to provide a smooth painting sur-face.
Then apply two coats of a base color usually black or
white. Sketch a design with a pencil on the surface, then paint
in the design using a comma stroke.
BiaanaaMHnaBHBBaBagaBBBHnHi
To paint a person, male or
female, the figure starts with a
comma shape for the coat.
Females have a regular skirt
shape, but the male's pants
have an inverted heart shape.
r . t
-- --' -
Brush up your creativity try
Pennsylvania Dutch painting
By Carmen Scott
Missourian staff writer
Would you like to express your
painting talents7
Leslie Komm, 1410 Rosemary,
suggests trying Pennsylvania Dutch
painting. She calls it Peter Hunt
painting because although it is an old
art form, Ms. . Komm says Peter Hunt
was responsible for its current
popularity.
" The painting is done on wood and is
very flat with no shading," she says.
The designs are adopted from early
Pennsylvania Dutch painting.
" It is a crude art form and very easy.
Anyone can do it. The early pieces were
done on tin and ceramics, but now it is
done mostly on old wooden pieces.
These are pieces that are usually not
good enough to refimsh," says Ms.
Komm. This type of decoration can be
done on anything from small boxes,
candle holders, wooden spoons and
mirror frames to plaques, chairs,
chests and tables. It is particularly
good for children's things and can be
used to create a border trim or tell
stories.
For the painting you need: an object
to paint; sand paper, if the object is
wood; a good base paint for the
background color ( light colors are
easier to work on when you're
learning); acrylic paints for your
design ( the traditional colors are red,
green, yellow, blue, black and white) ; a
plastic spray for protective coats;
burnt umber- colore- d paint; unseed oil;
a slick magazine ( its pages can be used
for a palette) and good sable, taper
brushes ( Ms. Komm mostly uses No. 3
and 5). Use good quality brushes to
control the brush stroke.
Ligntly sand your object to provide a
smooth painting surface Some
roughness is okay as it gives character
to your piece. Then apply two coats of
your base color and a protective coat.
Be sure to let each coat dry before
applying the next. Now sketch your
design.
The painting is done with one basic
stroke which is comma shaped. It can
Today's feature on Pennsylvania- Dutc- h painting is another in
a series of Saturday craft features. Next week: Chair caning.
If you make an unusual craft item, tell us about it so we can
tell our readers. Call 442- 316- 1, ext. 25.
be curved, bent, straight or a series
connected to form a scallop effect.
Much of the bordering is done with a
series of the curved shape. The design
also uses a lot of hearts and dots.
To make a rose, make a dot of color
and with a second color make a vertical
series of the basic stroke. The wide end
of the stroke is at the edge of the dot and
it tapers toward the middle
For a person, male or female, the
figure starts with the comma shape for
their coat. The females have a regular
shirt shape, but the males' pants are an
inverted heart shape. They both wear
hats. The female's bonnet ties in a bow
under he chin while the male's bow is
his tie. Also, both have a short, vertical
series of the basic stroke on both sides
of their faces for their hair. The mouth
is a heart shape. Any embellishment to
the figure is up to the painter.
" Just paint what comes to mind.
That's what is great about this art;
there are no set patterns," Ms Komm
says.
If you should make an error in
painting, the protective coat will allow
you to wipe off any damp paint. Once
your design is completed, spray on
another protective coat.
Thin the burnt umber paint with
unseed oil and completely cover your
work with it. Then lightly wipe some of
it off, as in antiquing. This provides a
finishing glaze.
To complete the project apply a satin
finish varnish.
!
:
! ! ! "
Dear Abby JL mtta-- j
Offspring and lover should occupy separate beds till wed &...
By Abigail Van Buren
DEAR ABBY: Regarding your
advice to those squares in Illinois who
refused to allow their divorced 30- year-- old
son to sleep with his girlfriend when
they visited, but sent them off to a
motel: Abby, your advice is Victorian.
We also have a divorced son, age 30.
Because he is very much in love with a
very sweet girl, whom we would be
thrilled to have as our daughter- in- la- w,
they sleep together whenever they visit
us. Inasmuch as they live together in
the city where they work, it would be
rank hypocrisy for us to insist that they
sleep apart in ourhome.
Abby, you and those Illinois parents
Early Pennsylvania Dutch painting was done on tin and ceramics,
but now it is done on old wooden pieces that aren't good enough to
refinish. Dots, hearts and the comma stroke dominate the design.
Adequate supplies take lid off home canning
ByMfkePenprase
Missourian staff writer
Home canners, frustrated for the past
two summers by a lack of replacement
jar lids, will find lids more plentiful this
year, says Mrs. Treva Kintner,
professor of foods and nutrition at the
University.
While local grocers seem to agree
they aren't getting all the lids they
want, they don't seem concerned about
panic buying this year.
" People pretty well ' stocked up this
year and saved during the winter,"
Betty Jones of Wyatt's supermarket,
says. " The demand isn't like last year.
Last year they drove us crazy on the
phone."
At least one grocery, however, has
limited the number of lids sold to each
customer. Dave Wells, assistant
manager at NowelTs, says the store has
a four- bo- x limit per customer.
" We try to limit them so every one
can have some," he says. " We are
getting larger amounts than last year,
but we still are not getting the quantity
it takes to satisfy consumer needs.
There is a shortage; that's all we know.
I think next year it'll level off."
" I haven't noticed any large- quanti- ty
buying," says Frank Patrick, manager
at Schnucks. " It looks like there's going
to be plenty this year." Patrick added
that although Schnucks stocks plastic
lids, demand for them has been light.
" There are lots of jars; it's the
replacement lids that have been in
short supply," he says. " But you can
almost always find some someplace in
Columbia."
During the last two canning seasons,
canning supply manufacturers were
unable to meet the demand for lids.
Some home canners resorted to peanut
butter jars and other makeshift
substitutes.
In the past, two companies
dominated the canning supply industry.
Now there are 28 canning supply man-ufacturers
and several importers of
supplies.
In addition to more manufacturers,
new types of lids are available, some
using stainless steel or plastic.
Concern exists, however, that the
newer lids, especially those made of
plastic, do not seal well enough.
Knowing about potential problems
with the newer lids will prevent
frustration and spoilage, Mrs. Kintner
says. She also warns that some lids
have not properly been tested.
Testing a variety of lids during
course work at the University, Mrs.
Kintner found several lids had
are too concerned with appearances
and what people will think! Why don't
you either advance into the 20th century
or retire?
SENSIBLE IN SAN DIEGO
DEAR SENSIBLE: I'm " advanced"
enough for most people, and have no
intentions of retiring. I deny the charge
that I am concerned only with
appearances and what people will
mink. If no one knew it but myself, I
still would not approve of my
unmarried ( though adult) children
sleeping with their lovers in my home.
DEAR ABBY: I have a 21- year-- old
college educated daughter who went to
live with a young man about a year ago.
At the time, he had no job, and I can
only assume that my daughter, who has
a job, has been supporting him.
I am 48 and a widow. I live in a home
that's much too large for me, amd I
have a chance to sell it and relocate in
Florida, a part of the country I love. It
offers me a new life, and I would like to
make the move, but would I be
deserting my daughter?
Perhaps I should remain here in
Connecticut in case she needs me. I told
her if I moved to Florida and she
wanted to join me, I would send her the
money.
I worry about her, Abby. Should I
start a new life in Florida? Or stay near
my daughter in case she needs me and
is too proud to ask?
ALWAYS A MOTHER
DEAR ALWAYS: Move to Florida,
and don't worry about your daughter.
You will not be " deserting" her she
made her choice when she moved in
with the young man. Don't worry, if she
needs you, she'll let you know.
Everyone has a problem. What's
yours? For a personal reply, write to
ABBY: Box No. 68700, Los Angeles,
Calif. 90069. Enclose stamped, self- address- ed
envelope, please.
Leslie Komm, 1410 Rosemary, reproduces designs from the
early Pennsylvania Dutch painting. ( Missourian photos by
M. R. Bradford)
shortcomings.
A one- pie- ce reusable lid performed
well after one use, but Mrs Kintner
doubts it will last up to seven canning
seasons, as the manufacturer claims.
Stainless steel lids, claimed to last a
lifetime by makers, cannot be used
again if runs are bent when lids are
removed from jars. In addition, a
student was cut by a stainless steel lid's
sharp edge during the tests, she says.
Plastic lids, while less expensive than
metal ones, did not do well in the tests.
" Plastic hds do not seal well," she says.
The plastic lids do net conduct heat as
well as metal hds, and they often do not
make a vacuum seal with the jar.
Faced with uncertainty about the
proper use of the newer hds, the home
canner can still find more traditional
types of hds to fit standard canning
jars. They might have more difficulty
finding lids for wide- mout- h jars.
however.
" I have plenty of regular, but no
wide- mouth- ," says Dan Casper, office
manager at Eastgate IGA. " It's been
seldom that we've had any. They're
just not coming this way."
In addition to concern about the
availability of canning supplies, home
canners should be concerned about
canning safety, Mrs. Kintner says. The
greatest problem involves botulism, a
highly poisonous toxin produced by
bacteria. " The thing that scares us
most is botulism bacteria," Mrs.
Kintner says.
There were 30 reported cases of
botulism poisoning in the United States
in 1974, resulting in seven deaths.
The bacteria that produces the toxin,
Clostridium botuhnum, must exist in an
airless environment to produce
botulism toxin, Mrs. Kintner says. The
home canner should be aware of the
proper canning process to use in order
to eliminate the bacteria, she says.
Botulism shows up most commonly in
low- aci- d foods, such as most
vegetables. These foods should be
processed using the steam- pressu- re
canning method at temperatures above
the boiling point, she says
Attention to proper sealing and
thorough processing can eliminate
spoilage and the possibility of food
poisoning.
While home canning personally can
be satisfying, she says, it is not always
the most economical way to store food.
Freezing costs are eliminated, but the :
canner must consider the cost of
equipment and supplies that might
make home- canne- d goods more
expensive than canned goods
purchased at the grocery, she says.
Take a safe, sure climb
to the top of your ladder
Every year, 30,000 to 40,000
Americans are injured in falls from
ladders. Depending on how it is used, a
ladder can be a convenience or a
springboard for a free fall.
" d Killoren, an Underwriters
Laboratories safety engineer, urges
that you use a ladder long enough for
your task. " My experience has been
that most accidents result from having
too short a ladder," he says. " This
results in the user standing in a position
where he has limited stability a big
problem when using stepladders."
When doing roof repairs, m extention
or straight ladder should extend at least
three feet (. 95 meters) above the eave,
gutter or roof line. The base of the
ladder should be placed one foot (. 32
meters) from the wall for every four
feet of ladder height. That means a 16- fo- ot
( 4.8 meter) ladder with the top
placed against a vertical wall should be --
positioned so that the base is four feet
( 1.25 meters) from the wall.
The user should also set up the ladder ,
on firm, level ground and inspect it for
structural damage or deterioration.
When using a stepladder, make sure
the spreader is locked before beginning
your climb. If you are using a metal
ladder, keep it away from electrical
installations. ,,
Once on the ladder, Killoren cautions
not to overextend your reach. Take the '
time to move the ladder to a convenient
location. ?,